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Hagar The Womb - Punk from United Kingdom - Biography & Full Album Download MP3


Hagar The Womb


Punk Band from United Kingdom formed in 1980


Hagar the Womb are an English punk rock band, originally active in the early 1980s and part of the anarcho-punk movement. In hiatus from 1987, members went on to form We Are Going To Eat You and Melt, with vocalist Julie Sorrell. A 2011 compilation of their back catalogue brought members back into contact with each other, and invitations to reform and play gigs and festivals led to Hagar The Womb gigging again from 2012. The band released a new EP in 2016.

History

The band was formed in London in 1980, in the toilets of the Wapping Anarchy Centre, established by the efforts of seminal anarchist bands Crass and Poison Girls. The original line-up was all-female, reflecting the band's purpose of giving women a voice in the anarcho-punk scene: Ruth Elias (vocals), Karen Amsden (vocals), Nicola Corcoran (vocals), Janet Nassim (guitar), and Steph Cohen (bass guitar). One week after forming they played their first gig with Zounds and The Mob, with 'Scarecrow' playing drums. They soon recruited a second guitarist, 'Jon From Bromley', and a permanent drummer, Chris Knowles, formerly of Cold War. Prior to joining Hagar the Womb, Chris Knowles had already recorded the dystopian single 'The Machinist/Illusion' with Cold War, playing bass and providing vocals, creating a sound akin to the work of Antisect and Amebix. A rare demo tape of Chris Knowles work with Cold War exists, containing music that still remains unreleased. Corcoran left, leaving two vocalists. The band's first demo included the track "For the Ferryman", which was released on the Mortarhate label compilation LP Who? What? Why? When? Where? in 1984. Cohen was replaced by Mitch Flacko (also of The Mekons) prior to the band's first release proper. The band toured the UK punk circuit for five years, releasing two 12-inch EPs and recording a Peel Session for BBC Radio 1 on 11 February 1984. Their first EP The Word of the Womb was produced by Pete Fender ( son of Vi Subversa and guitarist in Honey Bane's Fatal Microbes ) and released on Conflict's Mortarhate label, which was a hit on the UK Indie Chart during 1984, peaking at number six, and staying in the chart for more than five months. Elaine Reubens joined the band in time for the recording of their Peel session.

The band released a second EP, Funnery In a Nunnery (UK Indie No. 9) the next year, now on the Abstract label, drawing comparisons with Siouxsie & the Banshees, Delta 5 and The Slits. Flacko left, his replacement being Paul "Veg" Venables, and Julie Sorrell was brought in to replace Amsden. They continued for another year, but there were no further releases and the band split up, with Knowles, Sorrell, Venables, and Harding forming We Are Going To Eat You, who signed to Junior Delgado's Big Cat Records after their 1987 début EP and went on to release the album Everywhen in 1990. They later changed their name to Melt, releasing a sole EP before splitting up.The band's drummer Chris Knowles (a notable figure in the Stamford Hill punk rock anarchist squatting scene in the 1980s) has a degree in Hegelian Dialectics, Continental Philosophy and Russian Literature and went on to become a cult DJ under the name Chris Liberator. Bassist Mitch Flacko has been playing bass in avant garde ensembles, and works as a tour manager.

Line-up

During its lifetime the band's line-up fluctuated regularly, but often included:

Ruth Elias a.k.a. Ruth Rack or The Hon. Ruthless Savage (Vocals)

Karen Amsden a.k.a. The Karennipoo or Miss K. Penfold (Vocals)

Elaine Reubens a.k.a. Illayne Illhabopp (Vocals)

Julie Sorrell (Vocals)

Jon Attwood a.k.a. Jon from Bromley or JFB (Lead Guitar)

Paul Harding a.k.a. Paul Permo or Paul Centipede (Lead Guitar)

Stephanie Cohen (Rhythm or Bass Guitars)

Janet Nassim a.k.a. Janetti Spaghetti or El Janetti Ravioli (Rhythm Guitar)

Mitch Flacko a.k.a. Mitch Jail Bate (Bass Guitar)

Paul Venables a.k.a. Veg (Bass Guitar)

Chris Knowles a.k.a. Chris Elephant Face, Mr. Chris Engelbert Funkadink or Chris Liberator (Drums)

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- Biography -

12 albums

Hagar The Womb - Hagitate

Hagitate

2019 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 10"6 Tracks
Grow Your Own Records


Hagar The Womb - "Showing Off" By Hagar The Womb: Our Track From "Birds Of A Feather Flock Together" Compilation CD

"Showing Off" By Hagar The Womb: Our Track From "Birds Of A Feather Flock Together" Compilation CD

2016 - United Kingdom
Punk
Digital MP31 Tracks
Not On Label (hagar The Womb Self-released)


Hagar The Womb - Anthrax / Hagar The Womb

Anthrax / Hagar The Womb

2016 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"3 Tracks
Grow Your Own Records , Grow Your Own Records


Hagar The Womb - Anthrax / Hagar The Womb Split

Anthrax / Hagar The Womb Split

2016 - United Kingdom
Punk
Digital MP33 Tracks
Not On Label (hagar The Womb Self-released)


Hagar The Womb - Life Of Lies....Distant War....You Never Learn

Life Of Lies....Distant War....You Never Learn

2014 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 7"3 Tracks
All The Madmen Records


Hagar The Womb - A Brighter Shade Of Black

A Brighter Shade Of Black

2011 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl LP12 Tracks
Mississippi Records


Hagar The Womb - Increase The Pantomime

Increase The Pantomime

1986 - United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Single Sided13 Tracks
69 Tapes


Hagar The Womb - Things’ll Be Just Great Again

Things’ll Be Just Great Again

1985 - United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Album Compilation20 Tracks
Acid Rain Products


Hagar The Womb - The Time Is Nigh..The Hags Are Coming

The Time Is Nigh..The Hags Are Coming

1985 - United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Album15 Tracks
Acid Rain Products


Hagar The Womb - Funnery In A Nunnery

Funnery In A Nunnery

1985 - United Kingdom
Punk, Post-Punk, Indie Rock
Vinyl 12"7 Tracks
Abstract Records


Hagar The Womb - The Word Of The Womb

The Word Of The Womb

1984 - United Kingdom
Punk
Vinyl 12"6 Tracks
Mortarhate Records


Hagar The Womb - Hagar The Womb

Hagar The Womb

1982 - United Kingdom
Punk
Cassette Album12 Tracks
Not On Label (hagar The Womb Self-released)




- Videos Hagar The Womb -

69 Videos

Hagar The Wombe - Dressed To Kill - (Live at the Bierkellar, Leeds, UK, 1984)
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Truth - The Word of the Womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Cardboard Theatre - The word of the womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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True Love And Faith - The Word of the Womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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What's Your Flag - The word of the Womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Idolization - The Word of the womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Dressed To Kill - The Word of the Womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Hagar The Womb-Choose your flag
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A Song Of Deep Hate - Funnery in a nunnery - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Once proud, now dead (1985)
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Come Into My Soul - Funnery in a nunnery - HAGAR THE WOMB
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One Bright Spark
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Once proud, now dead (1985)
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Come Into My Soul - Funnery in a nunnery - HAGAR THE WOMB
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A Song Of Deep Hate
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Hagar The Womb , For The Ferryman =;-)
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Idolization
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What's Your Flag
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One Bright Spark
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Dressed To Kill
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True Love and Faith
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Cardboard Theatre - The word of the womb - HAGAR THE WOMB
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Truth
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Hated By The Daily Mail
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Hagar The Womb : Life Of Lies : AUDIO Punk Vinyl
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Hagar The Womb : You Never Learn : AUDIO Punk Vinyl
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Life of Lies
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Hagar The Womb : Distant War : AUDIO Punk Vinyl
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Puff The Magic Dragon/Dressed To Kill (Live 1981)
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Dressed To Kill (Demo)
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Truth (Demo)
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By Force / Todays Miss World (Live)
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Routine (Live)
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Hated By The Daily Mail
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Rebellion 2019
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Idolization [1984]
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'Life of Lies'
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Armchair Observer (Peel Session)
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Dressed To Kill (Demo)
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Truth? (Demo)
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Hated By The Daily Mail - Silver Bullet 1/8/15
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By Force (Peel Session)
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Dressed To Kill - Live @ Unpleasant Meeting Festival, France, Paris
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Truth? - New Cross Inn - 12/11/21
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Truth? - Resolution Festival, 100 Club 12/1/18
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Perfect Life - Get on With It Festival, Green Door Store, Brighton - 26/3/16
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What's Your Flag?
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Showing Off - 100 club - 5/4/15
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Truth - Victoria, Dalston - 21/7/18
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A Song of Deep Hate - Victoria, Dalston - 21/7/18
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Puff The Magic Dragon/Dressed To Kill (Live 1981)
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Peel Session (Feb 20, 1984)
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Once proud, now dead (1985)
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HAGAR THE WOMB - Live Pied Bull, London 08 03 82
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" 1 in 12 Club" Bradford 21-1-2017
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Live All Over the Place!
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Idolization
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Hated By The Daily Mail
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A Song Of Deep Hate (Peel Session)
Hagar The Womb
True Love and Faith
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A Song of Deep Hate/Dressed to Kill - The Islington. London 10/5/17
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Life of Lies
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Funnery in a Nunnery
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Idolisation - New Cross Inn - 12/11/21
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One Bright Spark
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Idolization
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A Song Of Deep Hate
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Visible Woman @Royal Sovereign, London 11/3/23
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Showing Off
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